He also played one season with the New York Stars of the World Football League, earning All-WFL honors once.
He also played his sophomore season with an injured shoulder and broke his leg in the Orange Bowl against future teammate Joe Namath and the Crimson Tide[1] In 1967 was drafted in the 7th round by the American Football League's New York Jets.
[1] Instead of returning to the Jets, Elliott sought a bigger paycheck with the New York Stars of the World Football League in 1974.
[3][1] Following his football career, he served as a sheriff in Texas and later established an oilfield service company with his wife.
John Elliott died of cancer at MD Anderson Hospital in Houston on November 11, 2010.